Desiree Müller ends Porsche Sports Cup season with double Top-Ten as Carrie Schreiner’s finale marred by heavy crash at Hockenheim
- MIKA BÖCKER
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Desiree Müller completed her Porsche Sports Cup Germany campaign with two solid top-ten finishes, while Carrie Schreiner’s weekend ended prematurely after being violently taken out in the second race at Hockenheim.
Desiree Müller scored points in the Porsche Sports Cup Germany finale, while Carrie Schreiner’s season ended with a major accident. Both drivers finished inside the points in the opening race of the Porsche GT4 Sprint Cup Germany at the Hockenheimring, but Schreiner — who had claimed a top-five result on Saturday — was brutally taken out of contention in the second race.
At the season finale of the Porsche Sports Cup Germany, Desiree Müller started the first GT4 race from 11th on the grid, while guest driver Carrie Schreiner lined up in 5th. The start was clean for everyone involved, though Schreiner initially lost one position. Müller made a strong getaway and climbed to 9th, but on the second lap, she lost one place again, dropping to the edge of the top ten.
That position battle was short-lived: a few minutes later, the #42 Cayman GT4 spun and got stuck in the gravel, prompting the deployment of the safety car.
The restart took place with 19 minutes and 30 seconds remaining. Schreiner immediately applied heavy pressure on Ungnader and successfully overtook him with a bold and decisive move on the entry to the Südkehre. She then spent the final 14 minutes defending her newly gained position, ultimately holding firm to secure a strong top-five finish.
Müller, meanwhile, temporarily fell out of the top ten with 11 minutes remaining after being overtaken by Bauer. However, she soon regained the position when Ungnader was forced to retire following a collision — which he himself had caused — during a battle with Schreiner. His retirement allowed Müller to claim another top-ten finish, while Schreiner concluded Race 1 with an impressive fifth place.
Schreiner started the second race from 4th position, with Müller again lining up 12th. The start was once more uneventful, and neither driver reported any position changes in the opening laps.
While Schreiner didn’t have the outright pace to challenge for the podium early on, she maintained a solid rhythm and kept the three cars behind her at a comfortable distance. Müller, too, remained steady in 12th place.
As the race approached halfway, the pack behind Schreiner closed in, forcing her to drive more defensively. However, instead of losing a place, the situation escalated dramatically: for reasons still unexplained, Leon Buchmüller — the last car in the group — lost control under braking for Turn 7 and approached far too quickly. He swerved to the inside, overtook another car, then decided to cut onto the grass and slammed into the rear of Schreiner’s Porsche with full force, just as she was midway through the corner.
There appeared to be no noticeable braking before the impact. Schreiner’s Porsche spun multiple times before coming to a stop, while Buchmüller’s car rolled to a halt with a destroyed front end. The safety car was immediately deployed. Schreiner was taken to the medical centre for precautionary checks.
She later described the incident on Instagram: “I was in P4 until halfway through the race when I suddenly received a powerful blow. I just couldn’t believe it.” Fortunately, no serious injuries were diagnosed, though the accident had the expected physical effects. “Luckily, I was well again very quickly,” she added.
Müller inherited the positions of both Buchmüller and Schreiner, moving into 10th place after the restart with only a few minutes remaining. In the closing stages, she overtook Reiter to climb to 9th and pulled away by almost a second before the chequered flag, securing her second top-ten result of the weekend.
As of the time of writing, neither Leon Buchmüller nor his team have issued a statement explaining the cause of the crash. A prior technical failure — such as brake issues — could explain the incident. A Porsche specialist noted that a simple braking mistake alone would not normally result in such a high-speed collision at that section of the circuit.
Buchmüller was subsequently disqualified from the race but was still allowed to clinch the Endurance Championship title later that afternoon in a reserve car. Schreiner’s season is now over, and she will take time to recover before returning to competitions next year. Desiree Müller is also expected to continue racing in Porsche machinery in 2026.
